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1 Dollar - Charles III Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve, Silver Proof
| Issuer | New Zealand Post |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend CHARLES III · NEW ZEALAND arcs around the upper periphery in Latin characters, while the fineness and denomination inscription .999 Ag 1oz and the date 2024 appear in the lower field. The portrait is attributed to sculptor Samlor Jupatanakul Fry (initials SJF visible below the truncation). |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · NEW ZEALAND SJF .999 Ag 1oz 2024 |
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New Zealand Post issues commemorative legal tender under a licensing arrangement with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, a structure that has produced hundreds of themed collector coins since the 1990s. The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve, located in the Remutaka Range east of Wellington, received its International Dark-Sky Association designation in 2022 — one of only a handful of such reserves in New Zealand and among a small global cohort certified at the reserve level rather than the more common park classification.